Principal System Safety Engineer

2 weeks ago


Roy, United States Northrop Grumman Full time

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking to add System Safety Engineers to its Safety Engineering team located in multiple locations (Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL), in support of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program.

What you will get to do:

The System Safety Engineer is to influence design for meeting safety expectations and requirements for our Northrop Grumman Products. The successful candidate will independently analyze and recommend design features that meet safety criteria in system design to control or eliminate hazards. The role includes active participation in the design of products/systems, associated support equipment and facilities. The role includes the creation of functional specifications and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems. The tasks include developing safety documents, as required, to support customer and test/operational range requirements and performing audits of operational areas and reporting on the effectiveness of system safety program. The role includes evaluating the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost-effective program.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
  • 401k
  • Educational Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health & Wellness Resources
  • Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Job Qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience with a Bachelor’s of Science degree,3 years with a Master’s degree or higher in science, engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, aeronautics, safety, or closely related technical discipline.
  • Expertise in the application of MIL-STD-882E, software development, design development, or similar systems engineering experience.
  • Experience in generation or review of design artifacts to support System Safety analyses utilized in maturing weapons system design for safety and support flight test and flight worthiness of complex systems.
  • Experience with C/C++, Java, object-oriented design, or similar experience.
  • DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date in the last 5 years.
  • U.S Citizenship with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

  • Experience using MIL-STD-882E or similar processes for hardware and /or software design development.
  • Experience using DO-178 for design development.
  • Experience developing in an Agile environment.
  • Model Based Systems Engineering experience.
  • Experience developing missile flight systems software.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills of the English language.
  • Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certificate.
  • Weapon System experience (Minuteman III or similar military or industry experience).
  • Active Top Secret clearance with investigation in the last 6 years.



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